"If we lose our freedom here, where will we go?" Rafael Cruz, 75 year old father of Texas Senator Ted Cruz, offered this question up at the Freestone County Tea Party, Monday, January 20, 2014 after telling Continue reading →

The St. Kitts and Nevis head of government has been taken to task for having announced in Cuba that the federation is about to become a member state of ALBA, the Venezuela-led Bolivarian Alliance for Continue reading →

31 de enero de 2014, 15:48 Bern, Jan 31 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Great Master Leinier Domniguez rose two places in the world chess ranking of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) and now, he appears Continue reading →

Taking advantage of the presence of foreign journalists, politicians, investors and numerous visitors on the occasion of the Second Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, in the days leading up to it and even during the … Continue reading →Continue reading →

Brazilian construction and infrastructure giant Odebrecht is planning to build a plastics plant in Cuba, according to reports. This news article is one of hundreds published daily by Business News Continue reading →

Cuba, Iran, Sudan and Syria are all U.S. government-designated state sponsors of terrorism. They're also the places where students who tried to log on to classes on Coursera this week were greeted with Continue reading →

Exit from comment view mode. Click to hide this space BOMBOLO, ANTIOQUIA, COLOMBIA - While Syria's civil war and political crises in Thailand and Ukraine continue to dominate the headlines, Colombia's Continue reading →

wrote about the way in which hedge fund art collectors "arguably influence the prices and popularity of the world's top artists-from mainstays like Claude Monet to newer hits like Jean-Michel Continue reading →

Film, Slide Show & Discussion, Feb. 9 Willits mayor and WELL president Holly Madrigal had the opportunity to visit Cuba for two weeks in late 2013. She will share a video, slides and her stories of Continue reading →

Koller's conversation with Fortune took place two days after revelations that Coursera was denying access to students in countries subject to U.S. trade and economic sanctions -- Syria, Sudan, Iran, and Continue reading →

Multilateral meetings between Cuba and the US are becoming more frequent, although they often fly under the radar. Cuba's Ministry of Foreign Relations, CubaMinRex, recently hosted a delegation from the Continue reading →

In a visit to Tampa Bay, Cubas top diplomat to the U.S. called for expanded economic relations between the two countries. He said Tampa, in particular, would benefit. Jos Ramn Cabaas, the head of the Continue reading →

"We learnt Russian in school, the Russians were here among us. It was normal, they were friends. I remember Tania, a very pretty girl ... and then we woke up one morning and the Soviet Union was Continue reading →

Uruguayan President Jose Mujica saw Cuban leader Fidel Castro as "old" and "deteriorated" from a physical point of view, but "concerned about the destiny of humanity" during their recent meeting in Havana. Continue reading →

31 de enero de 2014, 13:38 Prague, Jan 31 (Prensa Latina) The 2nd Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), held in Havana, showed clearly the regional support to Cuba Continue reading →

s) has finally made the dream of online classrooms a reality. But what happens when the government steps in to decide who can be in the classroom? Earlier this week, some Coursera users found out. Thanks Continue reading →

Mexico, Feb 1 (Prensa Latina) A delegation of Mexican business representatives from various industries will travel to Cuba in February, along with Economy Secretary Idelfonso Guajardo, to extend trade Continue reading →

HAVANA, Cuba — The morning of the 28th, there were fewer people on the street than any other Tuesday. Also it was notable that the flow of cars on a street as central as 23rd, in El Vedado, had diminished. … Continue reading →Continue reading →

The View from Europe
By David Jessop
The President of the European Commission (EC), José Manuel Barroso, has confirmed that Europe is presently in the process of debating a significant change in its policy towards Cuba.
Speaking recently to journalists in Madrid, Mr. Barroso, who is a former Portuguese prime minister, said that the European Union (EU) is [...] Continue reading →